Source · National Audit Office
Electricity Balancing Services
Published: 8 May 2014
Type: Value for Money
Department: Department for Business, Energy & Industrial Strategy
Electricity cannot be stored economically in large quantities, and electricity supply and demand throughout the UK must therefore be balanced on a second by second basis. As System Operator, National Grid is responsible for doing this, and it uses a variety of mechanisms which are collectively known as Balancing Services.